The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-15
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

ment. Kuhl was mistaken for the
notorious Lon Williams and was held
by the Milwaukee officers for several
days.
FIRE on the Sth completely de-
stroyed n c. Fosters saw mill at
Fairchild, in the eastern part of Eau
Claire County. involving q loss OF from
$25, 900 to $4,000. The insurance
is light. Thelumber yards were saved.
AUG. CoTTs, foreman at one of the
Eau Claire Lumber Company's camps
on the South Fork of The Eau Claire,
was struck by limb from a tree
which he was telling, killing him in
stantly. The deceased lived at Downs
vile, Dunn County.
81. A. WINSTON, grocer, of North La
Crosse, has made an assignment of all
his property, except exemptions al
lowed by law, for the bens of his
creditors. Liabilities, $4,000; as
sets nominally $4,000. Slow collec-
tions are reported as the cause of
trouble.
The next annual needing OF the Wis
consin Bee Keepers Association will
be held in connection with the Farm
ers' Convention at Madison, on the
Sd OF February. 1t was deemed ad-
visable by the bee-keepers of the state
to hold their meeting at that time, be-
cause 80 many of the members OF the
Agricultural Society are interested in
bee keeping.
A DISPATCH from Uniontown, Pa,
announces the suicide of Charles E.
Moffatt, of Milwaukee, at the Wyatt
Hotel in that city.
LEWIS PLANTAN WAS instantly killed
at Sharp's camp, north OF Augusta.
He was driving q yoke OF oxen past q
tree which was being fellei, when q
piece OF the top fell, striking him upon
the head.
A HUNGARIAN vagrant, confined in
the jail at Madison, made desperate
attempt at suicide. He was found ly.
ing in his cell with g. large darnipg-
needle protruding from his body IN the
region or the stomach, and marks of
puncture in various portions OF the
abdomen. 1t is believed that the
would-be suicide succeeded in COM
pletely burying two darning-nsedles,
as it is learned that he had three such
needles stuck in his cap when he en-
tered the Jail. Doubts are entertained
OF his recovery.
THE records of the Milwaukee GUS
toms office show that during 1886,
129 carloads of beer were exported
from Milwaukee, as follows: Phillip
Best Brewing Company, sc; Joseph
SchlitZ Brewing Company, 42;
Torchiani & Kremer, Is; Franz Falk
Brewing Company, 8; V. BIatz, 8.
THE Home Stake Mining Company,
OF Milwaukee, has been Incorporated
by Eben. H. Smith, g. Tarbell and
Weed with a stated capital OF 81 ,0OO,-
600.
SHORTLY after s O'Clock on the night
OF the 9Th, a fire broke out in the
foundry department Of the E. P. Allis
Reliance Works, at Milwaukee, and
before the blaze was under conGrol
caused loss estimated at between
81 $4,000 and $25O,OOO. This is the
first serious fire which has occurred in
the works. The total insurance on
the establishment is 100000.
JAMES B. RICHARDSON, OF Utica, n.
Y, was arrested at Milwaukee on the
9th, in civil suit for slander, pre-
ferred by VIM. z. Mendelson, local
shoe dealer. The damages are placed
at $40, 900.
THE Marshall mill dam, on Lower
Creek, five miles south OF Eau Claire,
collapsed, causing a damage of from
81, 500 to $4,000.
THE Barron County Board has re-
fused to organize the proposed new
town of Spooner.
JOHN LoFsTRANE, of Mason, sur
rendered himself to Sheriff Gonyon, of
Bayfield,, stating that he had shot a
man the night previous in self-defense.
1t appears that two brothers, Hans
and L. Heardline, called at the house
OF LOfstrane, and after having parta-
ken OF several drinks of whisky, in
sisted upon taking Lofstrane home
with them. Lofstrane refused to go,
and they endeavored to force him. In
the scuff1e which followed, Hans was
shot three times by Lofstrane, and
died the following day.
THE body of 2-months-old child
was found in q snow bank near the
track OF the North Western Road just
outside the Milwaukee city limits.
Appearances indicate that the little
one, while alive, was thrown from a
passing train, and that death resulted
from exposure. The body was frozen
stiff when discovered.
The gross earnings of the Milwau-
kee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad
for the fourth week in December were
S51 ,O95; same week last year, $32,-
675; increase, SIS, ,420. The gross
earnings for the year were Sc, 800, ,O75,
against 81 1878, ,l6O, a gain OF $685.
915.
THE business men of Ashland have
voted in favor of applying to the Leg
islature for city charter.
ALL of the state officers except
Lieut. Ryland assembled in the
executive chamber at noon on the Sd.
Postmaster j. G. Gregory acted as
master of ceremonies, and formally in
troduced Chief Justice Orsamus Cole
to each OF the officers. The chief JUS
tice, without further ado, admins
tered the constitutional oath of Office
to each OF the newly. elected officers in
dividually. The old officials, except
in the case OF the governor and secre-
tary OF state, who succeeded them.
selves, then conducted the new men to
their respective departments. Thus
ended, in q most simple fashion, the
inaugural ceremonies. Apublic recep-
tion and ball had been contemplated
for the evening, but these festivities
were abandoned on account OF Gen.
Logan's death. There are but few
changes IN the clerical forces through
out the capitol. Charles Fricke, OF
Milwaukee, remains in charge OF the
land Office. Peter Fagg, OF Milwaukee,
clerk OF the land Office, is replaced by
John M. Ewing.